Hi anyone know any deals on airtags I'm after 2.
With Noel Leeming and CSC there's a 5% discount. Does any other membership give better than 5%?
If not Heathcote have them for $54 each.
Apple Airtag Deal
Lmastersm on 03/03/2024 - 13:22
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noel leeming discounts aren't calculated like that. They're cost + n%
Have you considered alternatives? I like the eufy smarttrack at the moment. It piggybacks on the apple find my system. So essentially it's an airtag without the cost and has a better form factor in my opinion. Currently about $34 on aliexpress, it does get cheaper if you keep a watch on it there.
Thank you for this! I really like the idea of stashing airtags with some of my work equipment lest it go walkabout but they're prohibitively expensive and I don't think it's worthwhile using anything other than the Find My network due to Apple's ubiquity in the world. These sound perfect.
Second on some of the air tag alternatives. They are better in some ways as you can disable the ability for thieves to detect them, But they don't have precision finding if that is important to you, though for my usage case I find general location and the audio beeps plenty enough.
The benefit of air tags is the battery life is really good. Some of the alternatives, the battery life is terrible. So over several years you are probably pay the same or more as an air tag with all the extra batteries you are buying. Not sure how good the Eufy batteries are and it maybe better.
Can someone share some highly technical details on the differences between AirTag and the alternatives? I've looked up Youtube reviews and articles and the information they've provided are all very basic and sometimes even contradicting.
I looked at Momax PinTag and one of the articles says this:
"If your PinTag is beyond Bluetooth range of your own devices, it will use nearby iPhones, iPads, and Macs on the Find My network to anonymously update its location, which you can then view in the Find My app."
I also found this on PBTech:
"Precise positioning | Can be located within 15 meters No installation required | Connects with the iOS built-in search app"
So my understanding is that it will use Apple's Find My network as a piggyback and that you can precisely track it within 15 meters using bluetooth on your phone. How is this any different to AirTag? I know AirTag uses UWB and the alternatives don't. But it seems like the alternatives DO have precision tracking? Or is this different?
Furthermore, does precision tracking on an AirTag require Bluetooth to be enabled? Or does it just somehow track magically without Bluetooth? If the difference here is that AirTag can do precision tracking without Bluetooth, while alternatives require Bluetooth to track, then the latter may not be reliable.
And regarding AirTag's anti-stalking feature, how quickly does this kick in? If someone steals my wallet with my AirTag inside and the thief uses an iPhone, will his phone immediately pick up my AirTag and alert him that an unknown AirTag is following him? Or will it only do this after a few hours, or a few days? I don't want the thief to know there's an AirTag with the stolen item, because he could just take out the battery or chuck the AirTag in a public bin. I want to be able to track my stolen item with precision. If the anti-stalking feature only kicks in after a few hours, then that's fine because it gives me a small window to track the item before the thief notices he's being tracked by an AirTag.
I have heard, Eufy tag uses same tracking as Apple tags and almost on par with them. Don't have experience with either, but want to get one Eufy tag to play around. Might get one from Aliexpress if I see a deal.
Noel Leeming has a buy limit of one unit so you would need two transactions.
Alternatively, Mighty Ape has them at $55 and if you got the free Primate trial you could get it delivered free. Doesn’t look like they limit quantity.
Heathcotes is $6.95 shipping to me in Christchurch